Trinidad's George Bovell in second place in 2012 FINA World Cup Standings LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--Halfway through the 2012 FINA World Cup, Katinka Hosszú, Hungary, and Kenneth To, Australia, lead in the overall point totals for the series. Top-5 standings through this week's meet in Moscow (number 4 of 8) are: -Males: 1) Kenneth To, Australia - 90 points 2) George Bovell, Trinidad & Tobago - 67 points 3) Daiya Seto, Japan - 65 points 4) Stanislav Donets, Russia - 40 points 5) Chad le Clos, South Africa - 36 points Male...

Medellin and Guadalajara are official candidates for the 2018 Youth Olympics LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND--The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced yesterday that 5 of the potential 6 bidders for the 2018 Youth Olympics submitted the appropriate documents to advance on in bidding for the Games. The bidders had until October 15, 2012 to submit their bid documents to the IOC. The 5 cities advancing in the bid process are: Buenos Aires, Argentina; Medellín, Colombia; Glasgow, Great Britain; Guadalajara, Mexico; and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Withdrawing from the bid process was Poznan, Poland, which was...

. New York Plays Host to the 2012 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards Annual awards show honors the best swimming performances of the year COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The top swimmers in the U.S. will reconvene in Times Square this November for the 2012 USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards. Michael Phelps (Baltimore, Md.), Missy Franklin (Centennial, Colo.), Allison Schmitt (Canton, Mich.) and Dana Vollmer (Granbury, Texas.) headline this year’s nominations with four nominations each. The event, which is in its ninth year, will take place November 19 at the New...

Trinidad's George Bovel wins 100IM in 51.56, top male scorer in Stockholm World Cup The FINA/ARENA Swimming World Cup 2012 is underway and as Hungary's latest swimming sensation Katinka Hosszu is on track for more medals, all eyes are on the next stop, Moscow, starting October 17. The 23-year-old, who is taking part in the World Cup for the first time, left a strong impression in Stockholm, Sweden, where she captured eight more medals (6 of them gold), bringing her overall tally to 24. The only disappointment: she missed the...

Windsor-Detroit in running to host swimming world championships October, 18, 2012 Ottawa - Ontario city a candidate as site of 2016/2018 world short course event. The world's best short course swimmers could be competing for international glory in Windsor, Ont. FINA announced Thursday that Windsor, in a joint bid with Detroit, is one of three final candidates for the FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2016, and eventually 2018. Windsor/Detroit is up against Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates (city to be confirmed) as potential host sites. The FINA...

2015 Pan Am Games Aquatic Venues under construction TORONTO 2015 PAN AMERICAN GAMES -- The organizers of the 2015 Pan American Games announced the start of construction of the main Aquatics venue for the Games. The 2015 Aquatics Centre will be located at the University of Toronto Scarborough, and during the Games will host Swimming, Diving and Synchro. Water Polo will be played at a different venue: a center in nearby Markham; construction on the Markham centre began last week. Announcements on the start of constructions of both venues can...

Olympian Branden Whitehurst swims 17th annual Coral Reef Swim in St. Croix ST. CROIX, US Virgin Islands. October 16. RACE results are in from the 17th annual Coral Reef Swim, one of America's most successful swim competitions, held October 14th. More than 150 swimmers raced through turquoise water and coral reefs to the finish line at The Buccaneer resort's palm-lined beach. The swim is open to all levels and ages of swimmers. The Buccaneer is the headquarter hotel for the swim. Trophy winners were Los Angeles-based Alex Kostich, former member...

Central American and Caribbean Amateur Swimming Confederation CCCAN Leaders Seminar Courtyard by Marriott Hotel October 26 - 28, 2012 Miami, Florida Greetings Federation Presidents CCCAN extends a warm invitation to Presidents of each of its National Federations, their designated representative and other members of their Executive to participate in the 2nd CCCAN Leaders Seminar to be held in Miami from October 26 to 28, 2012. It is an opportunity for National Federations to contribute to the review of the CCCAN vision, to help in packaging the CCCAN brand, to bond...

Swim Parents Newsletter sponsored by ASCA “Normal People Don’t Do Deliberate Practice” Guy Edson, ASCA Staff First of all, there is nothing wrong with being “normal”--- it’s just that in athletics, and in scholarship, and in arts, and in business, and in charity, and in faith, and in relationships we take note of the EXTRA-ordinary person, sometimes with a bit of envy, but more often with a big smile, being happy for the person and what they have been able to accomplish. What sets apart the normal from the extra-ordinary...

Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha is top female finisher in Shantou, China 10K SHANTOU, CHINA--Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece, and Ana Marcela Cunha, Brazil, were the top male and female finishers at Saturday's last race of the 2012 FINA 10K series: the Shantou 10K. Gianniotis finished in 1:50:41.70 ahead of Li Jun Zu, China (1:50:45.22); while Cunha finished in 1:58:12.90 ahead of Angela Maurer, Germany (1:58:14.23). It was the second race in a row for Cunha and Maurer to finish 1-2 on the female side, follow last weekend's Hong Kong 10K. Results from...